Shloka 138

Devanagari script

निमीलिताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां बलाद देवो महेश्वर: । ललाटे नेत्रमसृजत्‌ तेन तऋयक्ष: स उच्यते,उन भगवान्‌ महेश्वरने दोनों नेत्रोंकी बंद करके अपने ललाटमें बलपूर्वक तीसरे नेत्रकी सृष्टि की, इसलिये उन्हें त्रिनेत्र कहते हैं

Transliteration

nimīlitābhyāṁ netrābhyāṁ balād devo maheśvaraḥ | lalāṭe netram asṛjat tena triyakṣaḥ sa ucyate ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: The god Maheśvara, forcibly closing both his eyes, brought forth an eye upon his forehead. Therefore he is called ‘Triyakṣa’—the Three-Eyed Lord.

Word by Word

• निमीलिताभ्याम्: with (the) closed
• निमीलिताभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमीलित (नि+मील् + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• नेत्राभ्याम्: with (his) two eyes
• नेत्राभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• बलात्: by force, forcibly
• बलात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ललाटे: on/in the forehead
• ललाटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नेत्रम्: an eye
• नेत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असृजत्: created, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• तेन: therefore, by that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्र्यक्षः: three-eyed
• त्र्यक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्र्यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is called
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), Passive, 3rd, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• third eye (forehead eye)